New Year's Day
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Sunday January 1, 2023
Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Public holiday
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Monday January 2, 2023
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Winter holiday (beginning)
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Friday January 13, 2023
School holidays : Http://edu.china.com.cn
Summer holidays in most of the provinces start in early July and often end in early September
official calendar published by the Ministry of Education
all study programs are aligned with the requirements of the Bologna Process
PISA ranking (average 493): 518 (among the 10 best WW)
Schooling is mandatory till age 15
Average class size: more than 50
School day duration: 7:30 hours
The average school day runs from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a two-hour lunch break
Number of instructional days per year in lower secondary education: 240
schools open on Saturday morning
Computer to student ratio: 1/2
School uniforms are provided but not required
Tsinghua University ranking: Times Higher Education #14/QS ranking #25/Shanghai #58
Beijing Normal University ranking: Times Higher Education #17/QS ranking #--/Shanghai #47
Shanghai Jiao Tong University ranking: Times Higher Education #71/QS ranking #62/Shanghai #101
We carry confirmed dates in Wuhan till April 2023Some variations in other cities
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Chinese New Years Eve
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Saturday January 21, 2023
Secular holiday : Employers who require employees to work during the holiday must pay three times the normal wages
Chinese New Year
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Sunday January 22, 2023
Secular holiday : At New Year during the night, the Jade Emperor conveyed all animals. Only 12 showed up. To thank them, Buddha dedicated one symbolic year per visitor. Each new born would inherit the relevant animal's characteristics. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Chinese New Year
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Monday January 23, 2023
Secular holiday : At New Year during the night, the Jade Emperor conveyed all animals. Only 12 showed up. To thank them, Buddha dedicated one symbolic year per visitor. Each new born would inherit the relevant animal's characteristics. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Chinese New Year
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Tuesday January 24, 2023
Secular holiday : At New Year during the night, the Jade Emperor conveyed all animals. Only 12 showed up. To thank them, Buddha dedicated one symbolic year per visitor. Each new born would inherit the relevant animal's characteristics. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Chinese New Year
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Wednesday January 25, 2023
Secular holiday : The Chinese calendar combines lunar and solar movements. The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days. To match the solar calendar, an extra month is added once every few years (seven years out of a 19-year cycle). Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Chinese New Year
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Thursday January 26, 2023
Secular holiday : The Chinese calendar combines lunar and solar movements. The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days. To match the solar calendar, an extra month is added once every few years (seven years out of a 19-year cycle). Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Chinese New Year
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Friday January 27, 2023
Secular holiday : The Chinese calendar combines lunar and solar movements. The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days. To match the solar calendar, an extra month is added once every few years (seven years out of a 19-year cycle). Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
WORKING DAY
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Saturday January 28, 2023
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WORKING DAY
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Sunday January 29, 2023
Secular holiday :
Winter holiday (end)
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Wednesday March 1, 2023
School holidays :
Tomb-Sweeping Day
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Wednesday April 5, 2023
Buddhism (Vajrayana) : Traditional celebration since the second century B.C. Considered an unlucky day for business. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
WORKING DAY
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Sunday April 23, 2023
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Public holiday
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Saturday April 29, 2023
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Public holiday
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Sunday April 30, 2023
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Labor Day/May Day
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Monday May 1, 2023
Secular holiday : Chicago, Saturday May 1st, 1886: 350,000 workers go on strike to call for an 8-hour working day. Industries are paralyzed nationwide. On Monday, as demonstrations go on, the police open fire. On Tuesday, Chicago is again on strike. Following a bomb launched against them, the police shoot again. 12 dead, of which 7 policemen. 8 anarchists will be condemned and executed. In 1889, the Socialist International Movement met in Paris and declared this day international workers' day . The Soviets will follow suit, just as the Nazis. In France, under the Vichy regime (1940-1944), the celebration is renamed Labour Day .
Public holiday
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Tuesday May 2, 2023
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Public holiday
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Wednesday May 3, 2023
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WORKING DAY
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Saturday May 6, 2023
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Tuen Ng Festival (Dragon Boats)
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Thursday June 22, 2023
Secular holiday : The festival occurs on the 5th day of the 5th month of the traditional lunar calendar, the source of its alternative name, the Double Fifth Festival. The focus of most celebrations involves eating zongzi (sticky rice treats wrapped in bamboo leaves), drinking realgar wine (雄黃酒, xiónghuángjiǔ), and racing dragon boats.
The story best known in modern China holds that the festival commemorates the death of the poet and minister Qu Yuan (c. 340278 BC) of the ancient state of Chu during the Warring States period of the Zhou Dynasty. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday [Wikipedia]
Tuen Ng Festival (Dragon Boats)
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Friday June 23, 2023
Secular holiday : The festival occurs on the 5th day of the 5th month of the traditional lunar calendar, the source of its alternative name, the Double Fifth Festival. The focus of most celebrations involves eating zongzi (sticky rice treats wrapped in bamboo leaves), drinking realgar wine (雄黃酒, xiónghuángjiǔ), and racing dragon boats.
The story best known in modern China holds that the festival commemorates the death of the poet and minister Qu Yuan (c. 340278 BC) of the ancient state of Chu during the Warring States period of the Zhou Dynasty. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday [Wikipedia]
Tomb-Sweeping Day
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Saturday June 24, 2023
Buddhism (Vajrayana) : Traditional celebration since the second century B.C. Considered an unlucky day for business. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
WORKING DAY
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Sunday June 25, 2023
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Summer holiday (beginning)
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Saturday July 22, 2023
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